Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) aluminum subsidiary Rio Tinto Alcan is closing its aluminum smelter in Shawinigan, Que., in two quick stages so that it can remove 100,000 tonnes per year of aluminum smelting capacity by the end of this…
VANCOUVER — Another drill season is underway for partners Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) and Alpha Minerals (TSXV: AMW; US-OTC: ESOFF) at the fifty-fifty Patterson Lake South (PLS) joint venture located in the southern…
Cayden Resources’ (TSXV: CYD) El Barqueno gold project in Mexico’s Jalisco state hasn’t been in its portfolio for very long, but the potentially high-grade, near-surface project has grabbed centre stage.
With US$99.2 million in cash on its balance sheet, including proceeds from a US$50-million loan received in June, Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) says it is all cashed up to start full production at its Escobal silver mine in…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index shook off the bad performance of markets south of the border, as stronger commodity prices bolstered the resource-weighted index.
SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) has revised upwards its full-year 2013 silver guidance after producing more silver than planned in the second quarter from its flagship Santa Elena silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico.
Azarga Resources, a Hong Kong-based private uranium investment firm founded by mining executive Andrew Molyneux, has bought 17.5% of Powertech Uranium’s (TSX: PWE; US-OTC: PWURF) outstanding shares and agreed to take a 60% stake in the…
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VANCOUVER — It is becoming exceedingly difficult to be a successful precious metals producer, but for juniors like Impact Silver (TSXV: IPT), these tough markets are an opportunity to show why fiscal restraint and measured growth are keys…
Shares of Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) took a tumble after the company announced a construction delay and unremarkable earnings.
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) had a tough second quarter, with adjusted earnings plunging below analysts’ expectations due to lower gold and silver prices.
VANCOUVER — It has become a game of margins for Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC). A steep drop in gold prices has sent the company scrambling to identify cost-saving measures, while the ill-fated, US$7.1-billion acquisition of Red Back…
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